WOODPECKERS

A group of near-passerine birds, 200 strong, found primarilty in forested environments across the globe, with the exclusion of Australia,
New Zealand, New Guinea and Madagascar. Stiff tails prop up their bodies as they hitch up tree trunks and limbs.
Drumming on trees to establish territories and drilling into them with strong bills. Within them, long tongues in which they use to extract insects.